A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Throt-boll, Throate-bowle, n. [ME and e.m.E. þrote-bolle (c1250), throte-bolle (Chaucer), throate-boll (1611); Throt(e n. and Boll n.2] The larynx; the Adam's apple. —c1420 Wynt. ii 1000 (C) (see Throp(p)ill n. b).
Throt bollis [W. throt boll] 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Frumen, the throate-bowle
